The Opelousas courier., 1887-02-19

OPELoUsAs, La, Jan. 18th, 1887.
The Police Jury met pursuant to adjourn.
ment. Present: Albert Guidry, President
A. Perrodin, d. P. Saizan, w. C. Gordon, E.
Dubuisson, Sam Haas and l.. Young.
On motion it was resolved, That we approve
of the parish of st. Landry, Act No. Ill of the
Legislature of the State Of Louisiana, adopted
July 9Th, 1886, which reads as follows, viz:
AN ACT
To encourage sheep h~usbanGry, to protect
sheep from the raVages Of dogs, to make it
a misdemeanor to knowingly own or keep
a sheep-killing dog, and to provide a penal
ty for the same and to invest police juries
with power to pass certain ordinances, to
declare the violation of such ordinances a
misdemeanor, and to provide the punish
ment thereof.
WHEREAS, Many portions of this State are
well adapted to sheep husbandry; and,
WHEREAS, This industry would greatly pros,
per and would be a source of great profit but
for the ravages of dogs therefore.
SECTION L. Be 1t enacted By The General As
semblyof the Stateof Louisiana, That the police
juries of the several parishes of this State are
hereby authorized to pass all such ordinances
as they may deem necessary to encourage
sheep ~husbandry, to protect sheep from the
rayages of degs,and to impose such fines and
penalties to enforce said ordinances as they
may deem proper, to be recovered by ordinary
process before any court of competent iuris.
diotion, in the name Of the police jury Of the
parish.
SEC. 2. Be IL further enacted, etc, Whoever
shall violate any ordinance Of a police jury
passed pursuant to the foregoing section Of
this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction, shall be punish
ed by O fine not to exceed one hundred dol
lars, or be imprisoned not exceeding thirty
days, or both, at the discretion of the court
x,vrysJnI that tia ~ norS%sn~ 80 = G,o L- ~:rsi
process shall not be q bar to q prosecution un-
der this section, nor shall a prosecution under
this section, bar a civil proceeding to recover
a fine as provided in section one Of this act.
Sec. 3. BE IL further enacted, etc, That upon
the petition of not less than fifty taxpayers
Of any parish it shall be the duty Of the police
jury to pass and it shall pass the ordinances
authorized and contemplated by this act /;
and the said police juries shall have tho pow
er, and 1t shall be their duty to devise WAYS
and means to destroy dogs owned or kept con-
trary to their said ordinances, and at the ex-
pense of the parish, If necessary.
SEC. A. Be ii further enacted etc., That no
damages shall be awarded againstany person
who shall kill any dog owned or kept in def
ance OF said police jury ordinances, or which
shall have killed, or manned, or bit any sheen
or lamb, and if sued he shall have the right to
~reconvene, wherever the plaintiff may reside,
and if the defendant shall prevail in the suit
AG oudll EEGUFcG HEulueb Ouo pldlutlu, Ten
times the amount Of damages lone by said
dog, for the benefit Of the oWner of the sheep
injured, and cost of suit, and also a reasonable
amount for the expenses, loss aud attorneys
fees, incurred by the defendant, which shall
be collected as cost.
SEC. 5. Be ii further enacted etc, That if ANY
dog, owned or kept in violation of the police
jury ordinances authorized by this act, shall
injure any person or property, the person in
jared or the owner of the property injured shall
recover against the owner or keeper of said
dog, tive times the amount of damages sus-
tanned and cost, together with o reasonable
amount for his attorneys fees and necessary
expenses, which shall be collected as cost.
SEC. 6. Be IL further enacted, etc, That ifany
dog shall kill, MAIN or bite any sheep or Iamb
the owner of the same shall recover from the
owner or keeper of said dog, ten times the
amount of damages sustained and cost, to-
gether with q reasonable amount for his ne
cessary expenses, loss of time and attorneys
fees, incurred by such suit, which shall be
collected as cost.
SRC.7. Be II further enacted, etc, That who.
ever shall knowingly W or keep any dog
which shall have killed or manned or bit any
Or lamb, shall be deemed guilty of a
and shall upon conviction be
fined not less than twenty-five dollars, or i'm
prisoned not less than thirty days, or both, at
discretion of the court. Credible informa-
ton from others, verified by oath and COM
zaunicated to the oWne or keeper of said doe,
and strong circumstantial evidence, as we'll
rs the personal experience Of such owner or
shall constitute knowledge in the
sense of this section. "A prosecution under
section shall not bar any civil proceeding
authorized By this act, nor shall sncll civil
proceeding bar said prosecution.
2 s. Be e further gnacted, etc, That all
and parts of laws contrary Id or incon.
istent with the provisions of this act, be and
he Same are hereby repealed,